欲言又止 yù yán yòu zhǐ

to want to say sth but then hesitate

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to want to say sth but then hesitate

Characters

Character Meaning
欲 yù HSK 6
to desire; desire; to wish for
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
又 yòu HSK 3
(once) again; also; both... and...
止 zhǐ HSK 4
to stop; until; to prohibit